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So yeah, I hear its going racing in the Superstock class. But to understand the picture, you have to kind of understand how World Superbike works. They have homologation rules in place, where basically you can only make certain modifications to the bike, but it has to be based on a bike that you actually sell. So the manufacturers will make a bike way higher than the typical spec, and price it accordingly. As long as they sell enough units to meet the regulations to be able to race it, they are good (even if they sell those few units at a loss). This is where bikes like the R-model Ducatis and such come from. I'm understanding that the R1M was made specifically with WSBK in mind.

MotoGP is basically open-class (although they keep making more general rules and restrictions). The idea is that MotoGP should be a showcase of pure engineering willpower. These bikes are so far above what any of us could buy or assemble, its just insane. They'll spend zillions of dollars for that last 0.000001% of performance. Like an F-22 fighter, its likely that most of us mere mortals will never be able to experience one of these machines (not that we are good enough to use them anyhow). But that's why its so exciting when they release something actually close to or based off a MotoGP machine. If you're new to bikes, go look up the Desmosedici D16RR.